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Flames announce 2026-27 regular season schedule

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By Ryan Pike

Jul 16, 2026, 14:00 EDTUpdated: Jul 16, 2026, 13:44 EDT

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The National Hockey League announced the full schedule for the 2026-27 regular season on Thursday morning, unveiling the largest schedule in the league’s history.

It’s a historic season on a few fronts. For the first time since 1993-94, the NHL schedule will be 84 games. For the last time, the Calgary Flames will be playing their home games in the Scotiabank Saddledome, their home since 1983-84. They’ll move to Scotia Place for the 2027-28 season.

With the two additional games from the prior 82 game structure, the extra games have been used to add a couple divisional games. As a result, the schedule matrix is somewhat simplified this season.

Within the Pacific Division:

4 games (2 home, 2 away) against everybody

Within the Central Division:

3 games (2 home, 1 away) against Chicago, Nashville, Minnesota and Colorado
3 games (1 home, 2 away) against Winnipeg, St. Louis, Utah and Dallas

Within the Eastern Conference

2 games (1 home, 1 away) against everybody

Here are some home dates to circle on your calendar:

The home-opener is Oct. 1 against Seattle.
Blake Coleman returns to the Saddledome for the first time with Minnesota on Oct. 22.
The Toronto Maple Leafs visit the Saddledome on Oct. 26.
The Vancouver Canucks visit on Boxing Day.
The traditional New Year’s Eve game is against Winnipeg.
The Montreal Canadiens visit on Jan. 28.
Rasmus Andersson returns to the Saddledome for the first time with Vegas on Feb. 1.
The Edmonton Oilers visit the Saddledome for the last two times on Mar. 3 and Mar. 23.
The final regular season game at the Saddledome will be Apr. 10 against Vancouver.

The Flames’ final game before the All-Star Break is on Feb. 3 (at home against Utah) and their first game back is on Feb. 12 (on the road against Utah).

The longest homestand is six games, running Jan. 5-16 (hosting Florida, the Islanders, Tampa Bay, Columbus, San Jose and Los Angeles). The longest road trip is also six games, running Dec. 10-22 (visiting the Islanders, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Tampa Bay, Florida and Dallas).

The Flames have eight sets of back-to-back games scheduled:

Oct. 3 (at Vancouver) and Oct. 4 (at Seattle).
Oct. 30 (vs. Seattle) and Oct. 31 (at Colorado).
Nov. 14 (at Los Angeles) and Nov. 15 (at Anaheim).
Nov. 27 (at New Jersey) and Nov. 28 (at NY Rangers).
Dec. 10 (at NY Islanders) and Dec. 11 (at NY Islanders).
Jan. 2 (at Winnipeg) and Jan. 3 (at St. Louis).
Feb. 12 (at Utah) and Feb. 13 (at Vegas).
Mar. 12 (at Carolina) and Mar. 13 (at Boston).

If you’re thinking of watching the Flames on the road in an interesting venue, we have a few suggestions:

The Flames are in Vegas on Oct. 15 and Feb. 13. (The February game is the second half of a back-to-back.)
The Flames are in Edmonton on Oct. 28 and Apr. 5.
The Flames visiting the Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 28. (That’s the second half of a back-to-back.)
The Flames visit Montreal on Jan. 23 and Toronto on Jan. 26.
The Flames are in Nashville on Apr. 3.

All-in-all, the schedule doesn’t seem all that bad! The travel schedule is a bit odd – the three New York metro area teams are split across two road trips, for example – but it seems a bit less onerous than in previous years.

What do you think of the upcoming schedule? Let us know in the comments!

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